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Chapter 58 - Chapter 57

"I hate you."

"Really, kid? Well. I don't mind."

"Why are you doing this? What are your objectives?"

"Well. We are developing something. That thing will enable us to get into that world where this gold coin has been made. Thanks to this. This is the last piece we needed to finalize that technology."

"What do you mean?"

"Well. All we actually need is to find an extremely suitable planet. But. We can't just use it like that as it consumes a large portion of energy. Now that we got the planet's coordinates and finally had proof thanks to this. We are now able to get there. Well. Just experiments first if we are able to."

"You could find planets using telescopes, right?"

"Yeah. Yeah. You're right. But. Do you know? That planet is 600 million light-years away from us. Even if we look at it. We will only see it when humans don't exist yet. You must have known about the theory of relativity. Right?"

"Of course I do."

"Also. Yes, there are many planets. But we can't just rely on luck. We have to find planets that really is suitable and so thanks to you we found one that might have intelligent civilization currently in it. "

"You're colonizing other planets?"

"Yes. We will. But we have to make sure first what kind of beings live in other planet."

"I guess you'll have a hard time."

"Why? How can you say so?"

"What if the residents of that planet are much stronger?"

"Doesn't really matter though. We'll simply do everything to crush them."

"I see. So. What do you really need now? You said everything is settled. Do I still have to go with you?"

"You have to tell us where your grandfather got these."

"I just inherited it. That's all."

"Oh. Then. It won't work like this, huh?"

"…"

"Strange mutants had cause chaos in Tokyo last time. Claiming many lives. We will now have to take more precautions and eliminate future threats."

"And I am?"

"Yes. Simply because you are linked to this another world."

"I won't back down."

They stared to each other for a few moments

Shin fired his gun that has been aimed at Takao this whole time. Which he dodges by swaying to the left

"See? You're a mutant. You dodged it."

"I would be dead if didn't."

"Ha! Very well. Let's do this."

"Ghh!"

Shin. Almost instantly had got up and kicked Takao which sent him flying and broke the glass wall.

Takao falls but before he hit the ground. He used the wind to break down his descent and able to get down smoothly.

Shin then appeared behind Takao.

"Well. You are able to survive that. As expected."

"…"

Takao falls silent as he saw that there is nobody on the site.

"You planned this thoroughly."

"Of course. You might have things up in your sleeves. Well. It's actually just a hunch that you are a mutant. But I was lucky that you really are. If you are not a mutant I will just simply save you. That bullet I fired before won't hurt you, actually."

"…"

"So. Here I Come."

Shin fired another bullet but then Takao simply caught it.

"This is bullsh–!"

The bullet he caught explodes that sends him flying and stumbling on the ground.

"What?"

[Explosive ammo mode]

Shin fired to Takao who is getting up.

But with the wind he utilizes. Takao sprinted to him at great speed.

"Haa!!"

"Futile."

Takao punches. But Shin simply stepped back. A portal appears behind him and he vanishes with it.

"What?"

"Dimensional jump. One of my abilities."

"!!!"

Takao looked back and he saw Shin at the top of a light pole.

"Mukaide Shin. Class: Gunslinger. Rank:B you stood no chance."

"I won't yield."

"Alright then. Defeat me and you're free to go."

"Fine."

Shin Got down from the light pole and threatened Takao again with his gun pointing at him.

"Come."

"…"

Takao dashed towards him and extends his arm to him as if grabbing him.

When Takao finally closes his hand as if grabbing Shin. He felt a force that is invisibly holding him.

Takao then threw him at a nearby wall of another building.

[Dimensional Jump]

"Crap. Such an annoying ability."

Takao looked around to see where the enemy is but he couldn't find him.

"Why does my magic have to be weak here and only limited to wind? I can't even give other people my magic and harvest their awakened magic. This is bullshit."

But then. At the top of another building. There is Shin.

[Sniper mode]

The pistol he currently holds transformed into a sniper rifle.

Apparently. This is the ability of Gunslingers. One of the classes. They could create bullets and turn their firearms into any other when they wished for it.

"I'll have to neutralize you kid. Not kill you. Sorry about this."

[Paralyzing buckshot mode]

"Where is that guy?"

Takao keeps looking around and when Shin is preparing to pull the trigger. He saw him.

"Too late."

*gunshot*

"Heh!"

Takao simply reached out his arm to the incoming bullet to stop it using wind.

But then. It exploded spreading much more ammo flying towards him.

"As if this would stop me."

He completely stopped every ammos and they remained hanging into the air.

"I see. He using some kind of telekinesis. Something bizarre like that must be obtained."

He then detonates his traps that had been set beforehand.

Many short explosions occurred and Takao saw that many cables had been rushing towards him coming from all directions.

"It's futile to dodge."

He extends out both his arms to the side and all the cables rushing to him which he assumed to be used to tie him up has been stopped.

"Good. All I just need is to aim for your body now. Takao-kun."

Shin takes his firing position again and fired.

Crap! Think!

Since all cables are coming from all directions. It is not good to dodge as if even one of it had touched him. He will be immediately tied thoroughly.

"In that case."

He spins as the cables wrap around him

As the cables reached the limit and almost touching him. He blew them away.

"Excellent. Takao."

"Come down here and face me!"